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| Thursday, 12 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Soldiers' deaths 'were avoidable' A coroner says the "friendly fire" killing of two British soldiers in Iraq was "completely avoidable". |
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| Bush says US can succeed in Iraq President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals. | |
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| BBC apologises over Queen clips The BBC apologises to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out during a portrait session. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier is killed and two others are injured in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| Lib Dems plan 4p cut in tax rate The Lib Dems propose cutting the basic income tax rate in changes they say will benefit those earning up to £68,000. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Bush says US can succeed in Iraq President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals. |
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| Musharraf vows war on militants President Musharraf vows to end terrorism in Pakistan after dozens are killed by an army assault on a radical mosque. | |
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| Liberia 'to seize Taylor assets' Liberia's government starts moves to seize the assets of former President Charles Taylor. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Liberia 'to seize Taylor assets' Liberia's government starts moves to seize the assets of former President Charles Taylor. |
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| Gunmen seize Nigerian chief's son Militants in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta seize the two-year-old son of a local chief, police say. | |
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| Heavy shelling in Somali capital Shells are fired at the presidential palace and the venue for peace talks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Bush says US can succeed in Iraq President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals. |
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| US firings row aide defies House Ex-White House aide Harriet Miers refuses to appear at a congressional hearing into the dismissal of prosecutors. | |
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| Potter film breaks record in US The latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (£6m) at midnight screenings in the US. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Campaigning starts in Japan polls Campaigning is under way for Japan's upper house polls, with PM Shinzo Abe aware a defeat could cost him his job. |
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| Fuel ship bound for North Korea A ship carrying the first fuel for North Korea, under a key disarmament deal, leaves South Korea. | |
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| Red tape holds up UK terror probe Bureaucratic wrangling between India and Australia is hampering the inquiry into the failed UK bomb attacks. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Total chosen as Gazprom partner Russia's Gazprom chooses French energy firm Total as a partner to develop the Shtokman gas field. |
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| Swiss recruits die in avalanche An avalanche in central Switzerland has killed six army recruits, the Swiss military tells the BBC. | |
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| Plea to Air France over deportees French trade unions urge Air France to stop using its planes to deport illegal immigrants. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Bush says US can succeed in Iraq President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals. |
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| Lebanon army shells refugee camp The Lebanese army resumes shelling militants inside a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tripoli. | |
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| Israeli soldier is killed in Gaza An Israeli soldier is killed and two others wounded in a clash with Palestinian militants in Gaza, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Musharraf vows war on militants President Musharraf vows to end terrorism in Pakistan after dozens are killed by an army assault on a radical mosque. |
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| 'War victory party' in Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan government plans victory celebrations after troops seized the last Tamil Tiger base in the east. | |
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| Afghanistan hit by twin attacks Police and civilians are among eight people killed in two bomb explosions in Afghanistan, police say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Soldiers' deaths 'were avoidable' A coroner says the "friendly fire" killing of two British soldiers in Iraq was "completely avoidable". |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier is killed and two others are injured in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| BBC apologises over Queen clips The BBC apologises to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out during a portrait session. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Oxford man admits Harrow killing An Oxford student pleads guilty to killing the daughter of a Harrow schoolmaster in her own home. |
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| Soldiers' deaths 'were avoidable' A coroner says the "friendly fire" killing of two British soldiers in Iraq was "completely avoidable". | |
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| Families' anger over Shipman song The families of victims of Harold Shipman condemn a song about the killer by shamed DJ Jonathan King. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Thousands attend Orange parades Tens of thousands of Orangemen and supporters are attending Northern Ireland's 12 July parades. |
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| Home attacked by men with shotgun A woman and a young child escape injury in a shotgun attack at their house in Dunmurry. | |
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| One killed after helicopter crash One person is killed after a helicopter crashes during a gas survey in Clare in the west of Ireland. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man jailed over city pub shooting A man who shot a football fan with a sawn-off shotgun outside an Edinburgh pub is jailed for 10 years. |
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| Man lay dead 'for up to a year' The body of a man found in an Aberdeen flat may have lain undiscovered since last August. | |
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| 'Man-eating' python bought online Call for restrictions after a snake bought online turns out to be the world's biggest python species. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Monks seek reprieve for bullock Hindu monks trying to save a "sacred" bullock facing slaughter will learn on Monday if there will be a judicial review. |
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| Warning on migrant sex offenders A police chief says sex offenders are entering the UK after borders were opened to eastern Europe. | |
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| Girl chokes to death eating lunch A school holds a memorial service for a 10-year-old girl who died after choking during Sunday lunch. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Lib Dems plan 4p cut in tax rate The Lib Dems propose cutting the basic income tax rate in changes they say will benefit those earning up to £68,000. |
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| Bush says US can succeed in Iraq President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals. | |
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| Game shooting laws to be relaxed Restrictions on shooting and selling game dating back to the 1830s will end in England and Wales from August. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Postal workers in 24-hour strike Postal workers are to stage another 24-hour strike as part of a continuing row over pay and jobs. |
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| Toxin found in fake UK toothpaste A toxic chemical is found in counterfeit versions of Sensodyne toothpaste on sale in the UK. | |
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| Oil prices climb to $77 a barrel Oil prices hit $77 a barrel for the first time in 11 months on the back of supply concerns and speculative buying. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | BBC apologises over Queen clips The BBC apologises to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out during a portrait session. |
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| Potter embargo 'could be broken' The final Harry Potter novel could hit shelves earlier than expected as shops try to gain an edge over competitors. | |
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| Little Britain to be made for US Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of the BBC comedy series. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Astronomers claim galaxy record Astronomers say they may have detected the light from some of the earliest stars to form in the Universe. |
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| 'Blinded' vent shrimps thriving Scientific studies on deep sea vents may not be as damaging to a unique shrimp species as previously feared. | |
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| Robot unravels mystery of walking Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Robot unravels mystery of walking Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot. |
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| Royalty fee 'to damage net radio' Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when a new royalty fee begins. | |
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| Sony refines PSP console design Sony unveils a re-designed PlayStation Portable which is slimmer and lighter than the original. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Fat taxes 'could save thousands' More than 3,000 deaths could be prevented each year if VAT was put on a range of foods, a study says. |
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| Most junior doctor posts 'filled' The majority of junior doctors training jobs in England have been filled despite problems with the new online system, the government says. | |
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| Free school fruit 'little impact' A government scheme to give free fruit to schoolchildren may not result in any long-term health benefits, say experts. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Curriculum to be 'more flexible' England's secondary curriculum is overhauled to 'get the basics right' and make teaching more flexible. |
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| Call for foreign student subsidy UK taxpayers should subsidise overseas students, argues a higher education body. | |
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| Uni offers degree in northernness Rugby league, brass bands and coal mining are topics to be studied for a new university degree in northernness. | |
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| 1986: Orange Parade sparks riots Dozens are injured in the second consecutive night of violence in Portadown, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. | |||
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| 1990: Yeltsin resignation splits Soviet Communists Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party, bringing the radical-conservative split into the open. | |||
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| 1998: Children die in Drumcree protests Three young brothers are murdered in a loyalist arson attack as the stand-off between Orangemen and police at Drumcree continues. | |||
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